Grace's Molasses Cookies

Author: Mary Slavinsky

Ingredients

• $\frac{1}{2}$ cup butter or margarine
• $\frac{1}{2}$ cup dark brown sugar
• $1$ large egg
• $1$ cup light or dark molasses
• $\frac{1}{3}$ cup sour milk (or use fresh milk and $1\frac{1}{2}$ teaspoon lemon juice)
• $1$ teaspoon ginger
• $1$ teaspoon salt
• $\frac{1}{2}$ teaspoon cinnamon
• $\frac{1}{2}$ teaspoon ground cloves
• $\frac{1}{2}$ teaspoon baking soda
• $3$ cups flour

Instructions

• Cream the butter, then add in the order listed - brown sugar, egg, molasses, sour milk, ginger, salt , cinnamon, cloves, and flour with baking soda, sifted into it.
• Mix well.
• Wrap in aluminum foil and chill in refrigerator overnight.
• Roll dough out on floured board to $\frac{1}{4}$ inch thickness and cut to favorite shapes, or pull small pieces of dough, shape into balls, and put on greased cookie sheet and then flatten to $\frac{1}{4}$ inch thickness.
• Bake on greased cookie sheet in preheated $400°$ oven for $8$ to $10$ minutes.
• Remove from cookie sheet to rack to cool.
• Serve as is, or decorate with sugar frosting.

Tip

Makes $3$ dozen or more cookies, depending on size and shapes you choose.